By having a broker on your team, you’ll also have someone to sense-check any potential investments before you go too far with them. For example, I recently spotted a property that I thought I might be able to buy quickly with cash then refinance later. I pinged an email to my broker, and ten minutes later she told me that (for a reason I’d never have thought of) it’d be impossible to get lending. None of my time was wasted, and I didn’t damage my relationship with the estate agent by making an offer that I’d have needed to withdraw later. A final advantage of a broker – a really good broker –
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